Had a go in one of these during the week (bosses company car) and what can I say, first time driving an auto never mind a performance model and apart from making a prat of myself as I moved it out of the car park (oh look somebody's coming and I need to stop, 2 foot stomp on the brake pedal forgetting there's no clutch, head nearly hits windscreen) a couple of times :thumbsup: it was far easier to drive than I imagined after remembering the 1 foot rule.
Took it on a good 60 mile round motorway journey and still cant stop grinning, that moment when you first step on the loud pedal and hang on had me giggling like a child all day, managed to find a quiet straight 60mph road on the way back with the colleague I was with and we enjoyed a sport mode sprint from near zero to ahem slightly naughty speed in no time at all, really enjoyed it, just kept it in auto though couldn't be bothered playing with manual on this occasion, shame I don't think I could ever afford to live with one never mind the fuel consumption, 1/3 tank in 60 miles
and that was mostly motorway cruising at 80ish.
One thing i'm just curious about though, do these all have launch control without drive select? never tried it as was my first go in one and didn't fancy breaking something given what they cost but was just wondering if you turn the ESP off and take off in manual would it work or do you need the drive select with dynamic to do it (purely for future info not that I want to try if I ever get the chance again)
Took it on a good 60 mile round motorway journey and still cant stop grinning, that moment when you first step on the loud pedal and hang on had me giggling like a child all day, managed to find a quiet straight 60mph road on the way back with the colleague I was with and we enjoyed a sport mode sprint from near zero to ahem slightly naughty speed in no time at all, really enjoyed it, just kept it in auto though couldn't be bothered playing with manual on this occasion, shame I don't think I could ever afford to live with one never mind the fuel consumption, 1/3 tank in 60 miles
and that was mostly motorway cruising at 80ish.One thing i'm just curious about though, do these all have launch control without drive select? never tried it as was my first go in one and didn't fancy breaking something given what they cost but was just wondering if you turn the ESP off and take off in manual would it work or do you need the drive select with dynamic to do it (purely for future info not that I want to try if I ever get the chance again)
